This challenges the traditional liberal view, exemplified by the allegory of Ulysses tied to the mast, where the constitution sets limits on state power and can only be changed through formal ...
Das Wiederaufnahmerecht im Strafverfahren ist Ausdruck eines in Art. 20 Abs. 3 GG angelegten Spannungsverhältnisses: Es vermittelt zwischen dem Schutz der Rechtssicherheit durch Rechtskraft einerseits ...
In der juristischen Ausbildung sollen Fähigkeiten und Kompetenzen vermittelt und geprüft 1) werden, die einem modernen juristischen Arbeitsumfeld entsprechen. Dies wird durch die gegenwärtigen ...
On 11 September 2025, Advocate General (“AG”) Ćapeta delivered her Opinion in Aucrinde, the very first case to reach the Court on the interpretation of the Recast Evidence Regulation since it became ...
“Invisibility means here that […] the loss of human lives or offence to human dignity of poor people, although reported and extensively acknowledged, is invisible in the sense that it does not result ...
Die Wehrpflicht kann also nicht durch eine Rechtsverordnung „aktiviert“ werden. Wer dem Kriegsdienst kritisch gegenübersteht, kann sich nur wünschen, dass der Gesetzgeber diese evident ...
Earlier this month, Advocate General Richard de la Tour delivered his Opinion in Shipov, a case before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dealing with the gender recognition rights of a trans woman ...
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In an era of growing threats to democracy worldwide, the independence of apex courts has emerged as one of the critical fault lines. From subtle co-optation to overt manipulation, judicial ...
The turnabout of attitudes toward free speech was so violent and so obviously unconstitutional that even far right-wing Texas Senator Ted Cruz, supported by North Carolina Republican Senator Thom ...
In the span of one year, Israel experienced two historic crises: a constitutional crisis triggered by the 2023 judicial overhaul and a national security emergency following Hamas’ October 7 attack.
In Italy, the Corte Costituzionale has long treated rent control as a site of normative tension between property rights and social goals. Drawing on Articles 3, 41, and 42 of the Italian Constitution, ...